The Republican-controlled House is taking up a bill to make it easier for gun owners to legally carry concealed weapons across state lines.

It is the first gun legislation in Congress since mass shootings in Nevada and Texas killed more than 80 people.

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Republicans said the bill would allow gun owners to travel freely without worrying about conflicting state laws.

House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi accused Republicans of doing the bidding of the National Rifle Association, which calls the concealed-carry law its top legislative priority. Pelosi said Republicans were "brazenly moving to hand the NRA the biggest item on its Christmas wish list."

The House vote comes as the Senate Judiciary Committee holds a hearing on reporting criminal history information to the FBI.